diff --git a/docs/Makefile b/docs/Makefile
index 414acbb67..8da15b024 100644
--- a/docs/Makefile
+++ b/docs/Makefile
@@ -50,7 +50,8 @@ help:
 
 clean:
 	rm -rf $(BUILDDIR)/*
-	rm eth.* scripts.* tests.*
+	rm -rf scripts/
+	rm eth.* tests.*
 
 html:
 	$(SPHINXBUILD) -b html $(ALLSPHINXOPTS) $(BUILDDIR)/html
diff --git a/newsfragments/2174.internal.rst b/newsfragments/2174.internal.rst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d968c555e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/newsfragments/2174.internal.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Remove scripts/ directory on doc build